Definition of "rurality" [ru•ral•i•ty]

• The state or quality of being rural. (noun)
• A rural trait or characteristic. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But if you want a suggestion, either state the truth about comparative "rurality" or excise the statement altogether."
• "Life expectancy at birth, according to the research, "improved with increasing 'rurality' and those born in village and dispersed areas could expect to live longer than those in town and fringe areas."
• "Rurality said this on February 8, 2008 at 10:04 am | Reply rurality…Thanks and welcome."